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INSTRUCTOR:  MR HARVEY WARDELL

TEXBOOK: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY, 1994
 

OBJECTIVE:

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD SWIMMING
 

COMPETENCIES:
 

1. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO WRITE IN A LOGICAL EASILY UNDERSTOOD STYLE WITH APPROPRIATE GRAMMAR AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE.

2. DEMONSTRATE THE BILITY TO ORALLY COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ON A GIVEN TOPIC IN A COHERENT AND LOGICAL MANNER.

3. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND AND INTERPRET A MESSAGE AFTER   LISTENING.

4. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO READ, COMPREHEND, AND INTERPRET ORALLY AND IN WRITING PROFESSIONAL MATERIAL.

5. CONSTRUCT AND SEQUENCE RELATED SHORT-RANGE OBJECTIVES FOR A GIVEN SKILL LEVEL.

6. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND AND WORK WITH FUNDAMENTAL SKILL LEVEL.
 
 

CONTENT:   (SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT)
 

CRAWL STROKE:     ARM MOVEMENT
                  LEG MOVEMENT
                  COORDINATING ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

ELEMENTARY BACKSTROKE:    ARM MOVEMENT
                          LEG MOVEMENT
                          COORDINATNG ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

SIDESTROKE:      ARM MOVEMENT
                 LEG MOVEMENT
                 COORDINATING ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

BREASTSTROKE:    ARM MOVEMENT
                 LEG MOVEMENT
                 COORDINATING ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

BACKCRAWL:    ARM MOVEMENT
              LEG MOVEMENT
              COORDINATING ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

UNDERWARTER SWIMMING:    ARM MOVEMENT
                         LEG MOVEMENT
                         COORDINATING ARM AND LEG MOVEMENT

DIVING:   ONE KNEE
          STANDING
          DIVING FROM BOARD

SAFETY IN AQUATICS:   PERSONAL WATER SAFETY
                      SAFETY AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POOL
                      SAFETY AT FARM PONDS
                      SAFETY AT BEACHES AND LAKES

BASIC RESCUE SKILLS:  HELPING OTHER IN AN EMERGENCY
                      HELPING YOURSELF IN AN EMERGENCY
                      SURIVAL FLOATING
                      A. CLOTHED

INTRODUCTION TO SKIN DIVING

INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION SWIMMING:  STARTS       BACKSTROKE
                                       TURNER       BREASTSTROKE
                                       CRAWLSTROKE  BUTTERFLY
 
 

EVALUATION:

ATTENDANCE
CLASS PARTICIPATION
SCORES ON WRITTEN EXAMINATION
SCORES ON SKILL TEST
 

RESOURCES:

THE AMERICAN   RED CROSS.  SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY   1994.